Vein Specialty Updates

Welcome to our "blog" for Vein Specialty Updates", information regarding events and information for the Alabama & Atlanta Vascular & Vein Centers, and an occasional report regarding our sister business, Petro Cosmetic Surgery and Tivoli Medical Spa. We are all located on the mezzanine of the Vestavia Hills City Center mall complex in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Vestavia is a suberb of Birmingham, and is a terrific place to live and to maintain a medical practice.

Education information: SPIDER VEIN TREATMENTS: Many of our patients have numerous unsightly spider veins, and are not sure how to get rid of them. We have a great deal of experience treating these unsightly veins, and advise the following. Firstly, lasers are not effective to treat spider veins of the legs, please do not waste your time and money. Many clinics use and recommend lasers, but we have tried every wave length available, and lasers simply are not very good. We always begin with injection sclerotherapy, meaning we inject a very good solution into the tiny veins. The solutions destroy the veins more effectively than any other means. Our solution was designed by Sylvia Tadros and myself, Sylvia is a physicians assistant who has been working with me for the past 7 years. She is perhaps the best sclerotherapist in the world truthfully, for she has great hand eye skills and knows exactly how and what to do for each problem. Our solution is a mixture of sotradecol, glycerin, and saline made into a foam as per the Tessari method - invented by the Italians. IMPORTANT POINT: We always look for and treat the underlying cause of spider veins, otherwise they will all return.

SPIDER VEINS ON THE FACE: Are best treated now by the VEINWAVE device which we have in the clinic. The Veinwave is better and less painful than lasers, and will give very good results when used properly. We also use the Veinwave for very small red spider veins on the legs.

CONSULTATIONS are held each week in our clinics, and we usually perform an ultrasound test to be sure there is not a major underlying problem. We then design a plan for your treatments.

STAFF INFO: Sylvia, Anna, Dr. Petro, and myself attended the Vestavia Hills School Foundation event this past Saturday evening. The event was very successful, and a pleasant evening. We "won" several auction items to support the event.

THIRD THURSDAY events are held in the Tivoli Spa each month, and next month the topic is "The truth about Beauty". Dr. Petro does a terrific job with these events, which are becoming very popular. Held from 5PM til 7PM, many specials and door prizes are offered, prices of products and treatments are 20% off, the savings are tremendous.

Please come visit us, our staff is tremendous and we are continuously looking for ways to make your experience better. I will "blog" regularly, so look at the web site for updates and information.

John Kingsley, M.D.